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, clean energy generation, and innovation. throughout the process of both looking at those new power plants, and most importantly, at the existing plants, we have conducted what i think is the most vigorous outreach and most comprehensive outreach program that you can imagine, well in advance of putting any pen and paper down in terms of a proposal, which is not due until next june. we held 11 public listening sessions, have been meeting with anyone who wants to talk about this. i welcome continued dialogue, which you can send into the epa. the most important thing, we got 3,000 people who came to us, speaking their mind, and also speaking from their heart. it was a great experience for them and from the great folks at epa, who worked tirelessly on this issue and got to see firsthand and relish in the democratic process, listening to people. i want to thank the folks at epa each day. let's move on to what is next. we are going to continue to take the lead in implementing the president climate action plan. we have authority to
, clean energy generation, and innovation. throughout the process of both looking at those new power plants, and most importantly, at the existing plants, we have conducted what i think is the most vigorous outreach and most comprehensive outreach program that you can imagine, well in advance of putting any pen and paper down in terms of a proposal, which is not due until next june. we held 11 public listening sessions, have been meeting with anyone who wants to talk about this. i welcome...
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it's a big part of our energy supply. i know it's going to continue to be a big part of our energy supply. we've tried very hard to make sure we look at the technology available today so it continues to have a path forward. >> but we don't tend to use research funds for things being determined. we are using research funds to try to prove this up and you were using it as an example that is demonstrated. it doesn't make sense. >> we are coordinating very closely and if you have listened and heard from the folks today you will know they share our opinion about the availability and that it's been demonstrated but it's exciting to think that we could make it more cost effective moving forward and that you could expand the range of sequestration opportunity. so they are actually working very hard with the industry to continue to move technology forward. that is only good news. that is not bad news. >> we do not know if it is adequately demonstrated. >> pursuant to the discussion earlier about the sufficiency i ask and i must co
it's a big part of our energy supply. i know it's going to continue to be a big part of our energy supply. we've tried very hard to make sure we look at the technology available today so it continues to have a path forward. >> but we don't tend to use research funds for things being determined. we are using research funds to try to prove this up and you were using it as an example that is demonstrated. it doesn't make sense. >> we are coordinating very closely and if you have...
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but it is one where, right now, my job is not to did they energy markets or energy futures. it is to get pollution. the pollution i am looking at is traditional glutens, as well as carbon. natural gas being abundant has been a game changer in our ability to really move forward thatpollution reductions have been very hard to get our arms around for many decades. >> we are about out of time. i want to ask one last question. resiliency.nd three years ago, i refused to use the words. my basic view is we needed to reduce the omissions and start talking about adaptation and resiliency was in some ways to give up. the reality is we have to talk about it now. epa probably -- does not have a regulatory arm on this one, but can you talk a little bit -- you come from a part of the country, you probably see impacts probably earlier than other parts. >> it is funny i was where you in terms of wanting to focus on mitigation first. knowieve adaptation, and i the president does, is anonymously important to address. it is an immediate safety issue. dash it is -- it is an enormous economic th
but it is one where, right now, my job is not to did they energy markets or energy futures. it is to get pollution. the pollution i am looking at is traditional glutens, as well as carbon. natural gas being abundant has been a game changer in our ability to really move forward thatpollution reductions have been very hard to get our arms around for many decades. >> we are about out of time. i want to ask one last question. resiliency.nd three years ago, i refused to use the words. my basic...
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and commerce subcommittee on energy and power will hear from energy regulatory commissioners. we cover a democratic steering committee hearing on the unemployment benefits that are set to expire at the end of the month. >> we will focus on the farm with one of the conferees. we will take your questions about the affordable care act and budget negotiations. washington journal is live on c- span every day at 7:00 eastern. >> friday, washington journal looks at the mission and role of the national institutes of health starting live at 7:30 a.m. easter with the director -- eastern with the director. 8:00, infectious diseases director. at 9:00, national cancer institute director. a look at the national institute of mental health. all with your calls and comments live on c-span. american federation of teachers president criticize the implementation of the common core education standards and defended public employee pensions saying wall street interests are responsible for detroit's bankruptcy. she spoke to reporters at a breakfast hosted by the christian science monitor. >> our gues
and commerce subcommittee on energy and power will hear from energy regulatory commissioners. we cover a democratic steering committee hearing on the unemployment benefits that are set to expire at the end of the month. >> we will focus on the farm with one of the conferees. we will take your questions about the affordable care act and budget negotiations. washington journal is live on c- span every day at 7:00 eastern. >> friday, washington journal looks at the mission and role of...
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inpatient status, but i also think that hospitals are working on care transitions with a great deal of energy with respect to where they send people after an inpatient admission. so i think it's -- there are many factors driving how hospitals are behaving with respect to the readmissions program. and i don't know that i can isolate this particular rule. we will have to wait and see what happens. but it's something to watch in the future. >> i agree that the data that has been analyzed on the increasing length of observation really precedes the application of the hospital of readmissions policy and i want to reiterate again that the two midnights is to address the long state stays in the hospital receiving observation services really to assist the hospital and physician taking care of the patient in the hospital outpatient department. if they can't make that determination within two midnights but the patient continues to need a hospital level of care that physician earlier had mentioned then that is a critical piece of information. if the patient can't be treated anywhere other than a hospital
inpatient status, but i also think that hospitals are working on care transitions with a great deal of energy with respect to where they send people after an inpatient admission. so i think it's -- there are many factors driving how hospitals are behaving with respect to the readmissions program. and i don't know that i can isolate this particular rule. we will have to wait and see what happens. but it's something to watch in the future. >> i agree that the data that has been analyzed on...
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some of my -- it takes a lot of our energy. >> ms. baker? >> i've been flooded with questions and phone calls over the last year with my clients. just, you know, there's just a lot of confusion, wondering if, you know, they have to start providing the health insurance. when would it be mandated, what do they have to do. i guess i've not tracked the time specifically, but it has definitely been a burden on my practice to try to answer all the questions that are out there. >> and the cost and all those hours are born by your business and therefore that's not making you any money. >> absolutely. >> thank you very much for your testimony. >> we do have time for another question or two. at this point i'll yield five minutes to representative hahn. >> thank you, mr. chairman. ranking member velazquez for holding this hearing. you know, it would be nice to hold these hearings with the thought that if we did hear some unintended consequences that impact our small business, that we had the belief that our friends on the other side would actually like
some of my -- it takes a lot of our energy. >> ms. baker? >> i've been flooded with questions and phone calls over the last year with my clients. just, you know, there's just a lot of confusion, wondering if, you know, they have to start providing the health insurance. when would it be mandated, what do they have to do. i guess i've not tracked the time specifically, but it has definitely been a burden on my practice to try to answer all the questions that are out there. >>...
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., members of the house energy and commerce committee on energy and power will hear from federal energy regulatory commissioners. later, on c-span 3, we cover a democratic steering committee hearing on unemployment benefits set to expire at the end of the month. >> in a survey of major main, the kansas city star was rated more in favor of reform than all the other major metropolitan newspapers in the united states combined. as nelson himself told an in 1910, i don't want the stars editorial to be a lot of literary essays. i want to get things done. up on pastowed performance with an editorial in the star that rejected the notion that roosevelt was a man on horseback who would seize power and become a dictator. he is a builder recalled to his work, said the paper, rather than a man on horseback. after roosevelt's arrival from africa amid talk of his candidacy, there were clubs formed like napoleon in the of 1910. >> the impact of newspaper publisher william rockhill nelson on the american movement sunday at span 3.stern on c- >> representative greg walden, chairman of the house energy su
., members of the house energy and commerce committee on energy and power will hear from federal energy regulatory commissioners. later, on c-span 3, we cover a democratic steering committee hearing on unemployment benefits set to expire at the end of the month. >> in a survey of major main, the kansas city star was rated more in favor of reform than all the other major metropolitan newspapers in the united states combined. as nelson himself told an in 1910, i don't want the stars...
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and jobs act, the energy security act, the veteran emergency medical technician act. all of these are measures the house passed. the gentle man will agree the best way to address chronically unemployed is to the them get back to work. skills act was designed specifically to do that, to help the chronically unemployed to act with necessary skill they need to enter the job market of today. out thisurther point week the congressional budget office issued a report in a request where the extension of unemployment benefits in which it says some unemployed workers who would be eligible for those benefits would reduce the intensity of their job search and remain unemployed longer, which would equal trees -- which would and employment. i would say such policies if we were to continue would lead to greater deficit, which would eventually reduce a nations out the door income slightly below what would occur under current i think we should be focused on how to get people back to work. has is where the house focused. they await consideration at all. back. >> i think the gentleman f
and jobs act, the energy security act, the veteran emergency medical technician act. all of these are measures the house passed. the gentle man will agree the best way to address chronically unemployed is to the them get back to work. skills act was designed specifically to do that, to help the chronically unemployed to act with necessary skill they need to enter the job market of today. out thisurther point week the congressional budget office issued a report in a request where the extension...
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., members of the house energy and -- subcommittee on energy and power will hear from the federal energy regulatory commissioners. 3, 10:30 eastern on c-span we cover a democratic steering committee meeting on unemployment benefits that are set to expire at the end of the month. walk in, they are tables in front with a lot of pamphlets. prior to to entering the gun show. and the pamphlets are on how the government is trying to take away your rights. that, andoing obamacare is terrible. those of the guys i wanted to talk to because those are the guys with the leaflets. i said to them, is this your stuff? they said, who are you? i said, i am a researcher in doing research on these organizations, these ideas and trying to understand the guys, i am wondering -- i am studying men who like this stuff. here'said, look, what i am. i do not get it. here is my job -- i want to understand how you guys see the world. not convince me and i will not convince you. that is off the table. what is on the table, i want to understand why you think you way you do. " downward mobility," the fears, anxieties a
., members of the house energy and -- subcommittee on energy and power will hear from the federal energy regulatory commissioners. 3, 10:30 eastern on c-span we cover a democratic steering committee meeting on unemployment benefits that are set to expire at the end of the month. walk in, they are tables in front with a lot of pamphlets. prior to to entering the gun show. and the pamphlets are on how the government is trying to take away your rights. that, andoing obamacare is terrible. those of...
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jobs in manufacturing, energy, infrastructure and technology. that means simplifying our corporate tax tax code in a way that closes wasteful loopholes, ends incentives to ship jobs overseas -- [applause] by broadening the base we can lower rates to encourage more companies to hire and use some of the money we save to create the jobs rebuilding our roads, bridges and airports and all the infrastructure in our businesses it means a trade agenda but rose exports and works for the middle class. been streamlining regulations that are outdated or unnecessary enemies coming together around a responsible budget one that grows our economy faster right now and treats her long-term deficits, one that and wines sequester cuts that haven't made a lot of sense. [applause] and then frees up resources to invest in things like scientific research that has always unleashed new innovation in new industry. when it comes to our budget we should not get stuck in a stale debate from two or three years ago. a relentlessly growing deficit of opportunity is a bigger thr
jobs in manufacturing, energy, infrastructure and technology. that means simplifying our corporate tax tax code in a way that closes wasteful loopholes, ends incentives to ship jobs overseas -- [applause] by broadening the base we can lower rates to encourage more companies to hire and use some of the money we save to create the jobs rebuilding our roads, bridges and airports and all the infrastructure in our businesses it means a trade agenda but rose exports and works for the middle class....
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this house energy subcommittee hearing is two hours 15 minutes. >> i would like to call during to order this morning. we're going to be evaluating the role of ferc in a changing inches landscape, and i'm delighted that the commissioners at ferc are with us today. we appreciate very much your being here. i certainly initially would like to congratulate cheryl lafleur who has been appointed the acting director of ferc, and i enjoyed our meeting yesterday, ms. lafleur, and we look forward to working with you on many issues facing our country as we adjust to this changing landscape that we all are very much involved in. i would say that i think the transcending issue that certainly encompasses everything we're talking about today does relate to the way the changing landscape of energy in america, with this low price natural gas we see a transformation from coal to natural gas. ..
this house energy subcommittee hearing is two hours 15 minutes. >> i would like to call during to order this morning. we're going to be evaluating the role of ferc in a changing inches landscape, and i'm delighted that the commissioners at ferc are with us today. we appreciate very much your being here. i certainly initially would like to congratulate cheryl lafleur who has been appointed the acting director of ferc, and i enjoyed our meeting yesterday, ms. lafleur, and we look forward to...
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energy regulatory commissioners. eastern later at 10:30 on c-span three, a democratic hearing onmmittee unemployment benefits that are set to expire at the end of the month. as you walk in, there are tables in front with lots of pamphlets. prior to entering the gun show. the pamphlets are how the government is trying to take away your rights to own guns and obama is doing this and obamacare is terrible. those were the guys i wanted to talk to because they were the guys with the leaflets, the ideas. i said to them, is this your stuff? they said, who are you? pedantic -- i am an academic researcher doing research on these organizations and ideas, trying to understand these, and i study men who believe this stuff. and they looked at me suspiciously and said, sort of asked me questions. i just said, look, here is what i am. i don't get it. here is my job, i went to understand how you guys see the world. i want to understand your worldview. look, you will not convince me, and i will not convince you. that is off the table
energy regulatory commissioners. eastern later at 10:30 on c-span three, a democratic hearing onmmittee unemployment benefits that are set to expire at the end of the month. as you walk in, there are tables in front with lots of pamphlets. prior to entering the gun show. the pamphlets are how the government is trying to take away your rights to own guns and obama is doing this and obamacare is terrible. those were the guys i wanted to talk to because they were the guys with the leaflets, the...
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i think in particular it's the time that's been spent and political energy spent around the fiscal issues in particular. the debt ceiling standoffs, the government shutdown. that those are obviously symbolic and highlight the lack of the white house and get essional ability to together and solve problems and so i think it will be a big part. lso, this congress apparently is going to go down -- the 113th congress as the least productive terms of passing new legislation. ouse speaker john boehner said that's fine. that their primary focus is on -- is on impeding was his word. so i think in their own epublican words, that's a big part of what they hope is their legacy. > let's go to fey now from wardcove, arkansas for our line for independence. you. morning to >> good morning. the one thing i was wondering about this insurance care or ealth care, whatever they call it, are there other countries that force the citizens to buy do, is it nd if they all american insurance companies noticed that se i the banks bought up a lot of insurance companies. just before this went into effect. > well, we'r
i think in particular it's the time that's been spent and political energy spent around the fiscal issues in particular. the debt ceiling standoffs, the government shutdown. that those are obviously symbolic and highlight the lack of the white house and get essional ability to together and solve problems and so i think it will be a big part. lso, this congress apparently is going to go down -- the 113th congress as the least productive terms of passing new legislation. ouse speaker john boehner...
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it takes a lot of our energy >> i have been flooded with questions and pro calls from my clients there is a lot of confusion if they have to provide health insurance a and when will live be mandated? i have not tracked the time specifically but it is a burden on my practice to audiences of questions that are out there. >> those are all bored by your business in you do not make money. thank you for your testimony >> we do have time for another question but we will call-up the congresswoman. >> thank you for holding the hearing. with the thought that we did hear some unintended consequences that we have the belief that friends of the other side would like to work on fixing some of these problems. i get frustrated in these hearings because the main purpose is to have more bad stuff to talk about. i would love for this committee to actually work on some fixes a and we even heard of compromises that could make a better. but that will law have been. we don't have partners of the other side who want to impact business or doesn't take any time to fix it. we're more than willing to fix things t
it takes a lot of our energy >> i have been flooded with questions and pro calls from my clients there is a lot of confusion if they have to provide health insurance a and when will live be mandated? i have not tracked the time specifically but it is a burden on my practice to audiences of questions that are out there. >> those are all bored by your business in you do not make money. thank you for your testimony >> we do have time for another question but we will call-up the...
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we still have vital interests in the middle east even as our own energy picture at home changes. we need to maintain our forces there for deterrents, for crisis response, for building capacity of our partners and friends. the rebalance was never cast as a pivot away from the middle east to asia. it was a relative increase in our attention to asia and to the fundamental changes that are happening there, adapting our posture to those changes while we still stay engaged in a key region like the middle east. obviously as we come out of, we came out of iraq as we are reducing our posture in afghanistan, as we come towards 2014, the number of ground forces in the region is going to be changing but our air and naval presence, our engagement with our partners and allies, our commitments to those key countries, should not and i don't believe, they will not change in my expectation. >> it's worth getting into a little bit though, what are the conflict scenarios either in the middle east or east asia? and then what's the relation of american defense boss tour -- posture to those scenarios?
we still have vital interests in the middle east even as our own energy picture at home changes. we need to maintain our forces there for deterrents, for crisis response, for building capacity of our partners and friends. the rebalance was never cast as a pivot away from the middle east to asia. it was a relative increase in our attention to asia and to the fundamental changes that are happening there, adapting our posture to those changes while we still stay engaged in a key region like the...
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we have also done a whole bunch of work in terms of energy investments. there are a lot of things you can do with this patient capital in terms of reinvesting in the infrastructure. >> we are going next to sean higgins. >> one of the issues that has up in the detroit bankruptcy issues is a collection that is valued in the billions. some people have suggested selling that off. as an educator, do you support that, or what are your thoughts on that? >> let me just say that the educators in the city have been under a different kind of emergency manager for a long time. the governor had the first emergency management statute, but it was done in a much more it was done of a lot of conversation back and forth in terms of the educators. frankly, our members in detroit have hugely sacrificed in the last two contracts in terms of taking pay cuts and other things amounting to roughly about 10%. the city school system is working with the educators now. there've been a lot of problems. this new emergency manager has been working with the educators. they are seeing som
we have also done a whole bunch of work in terms of energy investments. there are a lot of things you can do with this patient capital in terms of reinvesting in the infrastructure. >> we are going next to sean higgins. >> one of the issues that has up in the detroit bankruptcy issues is a collection that is valued in the billions. some people have suggested selling that off. as an educator, do you support that, or what are your thoughts on that? >> let me just say that the...
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from the outset of the crisis, the time and energy we put into regulatory reforms have been paired with efforts to promote high-quality standards, build a level playing field, and reduce risk. we have made considerable progress through the g 20 in designing a morse table and resilient system, but the design is not sufficient. implementation and follow- through are key and we must avoid a race to the bottom. meet withary, i will the g 20 finance ministers and i will use this as an opportunity to colin world's biggest economies to bear down more forcefully on implementation. willgenda is this -- we take steps to make sure global banks meet the high standards we have set. that means moving swiftly to move strong and high-quality capital, curb leverage, and build strong buffers to protect themselves in times of crisis. the gl years ago, the -- 20 recommended reporting of over-the-counter derivatives be in place by now. the united states has forged ahead getting that done. we need to make sure these recommendations are put in place around the globe area there'll be different -- difficult cro
from the outset of the crisis, the time and energy we put into regulatory reforms have been paired with efforts to promote high-quality standards, build a level playing field, and reduce risk. we have made considerable progress through the g 20 in designing a morse table and resilient system, but the design is not sufficient. implementation and follow- through are key and we must avoid a race to the bottom. meet withary, i will the g 20 finance ministers and i will use this as an opportunity to...
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crisis, outset of the the time and energy we put into domestic regulatory reform is impaired with efforts to promote create aity standards, level playing field and reduce risk. we have made her breasts with the g-20 in a more stable financial system. but the design is not sufficient. implementation and policy are key and we must avoid a race to the bottom. i will meet are a, in australia with g-20 finance ministers and i will use it as an -- as an opportunity to call on the world's biggest economies to bear down even more forcefully on implementation. our 2014 agenda is this. we will take steps to make sure that global banks meet the high standards we have set good that means moving swiftly to build strong and high-quality capital, properly weight risk assets, curb leverage, and build strong liquidity buffers to protect themselves in times of crisis. g-20al years ago, the recommended that trading, reporting and clearing of over- the-counter derivatives be replaced by now. the united states has forged ahead in getting that done. we need to make sure that these recommendations are put in pl
crisis, outset of the the time and energy we put into domestic regulatory reform is impaired with efforts to promote create aity standards, level playing field and reduce risk. we have made her breasts with the g-20 in a more stable financial system. but the design is not sufficient. implementation and policy are key and we must avoid a race to the bottom. i will meet are a, in australia with g-20 finance ministers and i will use it as an -- as an opportunity to call on the world's biggest...